Cat C SV1000 on ebay, your thoughts please.

You could get better than that for the money KJ. And without seeing it in teh flesh it would be difficult to make a clear judgement onthe repairs - could you live with them, or are they structural?

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by svrich

You could get better than that for the money KJ. And without seeing it in teh flesh it would be difficult to make a clear judgement onthe repairs - could you live with them, or are they structural?

Agree.Its being sold by a salvage dealer.They wont let it go for anything less than rather more than its worth if I know salvage dealers

Originally Posted by rictus01

out of interest how many miles do you think an engine can manage then ?

an engine can run forever, but at a certain point they become uneconomical to maintain/service ect.... and probability of failure is much greater on something high mileage.

dont get me wrong bike could do another 15 k problem free, but its unlikely

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-SV-650-...item3cb3706121

I know it's not a red sv1000 but you get to 'keep it in the family' and it looks to be in great shape.
Just a thought.

Originally Posted by ian505050

dont get me wrong bike could do another 15 k problem free, but its unlikely

Originally Posted by ian505050

an engine can run forever, but at a certain point they become uneconomical to maintain/service ect.... and probability of failure is much greater on something high mileage.

dont get me wrong bike could do another 15 k problem free, but its unlikely

or it could do another 150k problem free, just keep it well maintained

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by ian505050

dont get me wrong bike could do another 15 k problem free, but its unlikely

Indeed. Who'd believe a modern 1000cc motor doing a whole 65,000 miles?

Anyway, OP: If you're considering buying this you absolutely must go and see it first, photos alone are no good for estimating the true extent of the damage.

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Anyway, OP: If you're considering buying this you absolutely must go and see it first, photos alone are no good for estimating the true extent of the damage.

+1

I did notice the forks looked quite corroded. I'd want to have look at the suspension linkage, state of tyres, chain and sprockets.
But TBH I've bought damaged bikes before and they cost loads more than you first budget for, so now I avoid them.

the engine may be good for a 150K,but its the clutch drum you hear horror stories about,the drum wears and rattles,you can send it away to be de riveted and shimmed up or replace the drum,im told the rattle gets so bad you cant live with it, and is a known fault with a sv1000,and a high milage bike like this one will most likley need £400 or so spent on the clutch,i not biassed but £1400 will get you a almost mint vfr800 98/2000 vintage with that well known honda build quality(good for at least 200k),and i would say a cat c sv in this condition is only worth about £700 and it could be a moneypit

Originally Posted by ian505050

dont get me wrong bike could do another 15 k problem free, but its unlikely

Do you have a clue what you are talking about?